Chapter 325 Winter is coming
Sun Qing's purpose of coming to Fucheng this time was to take Mingzhu back and say goodbye to Xia Xiaoman and Li Yu'e.
After receiving Mingzhu, Sun Qing went to Lingxu Gang, told them all the information that he thought would be useful to Li Yu'e and the others, and then drove away.
Before leaving, Xia Xiaoman gave her a luggage bag containing several small pistols, submachine guns and bullets.
From now on, she might not be able to meet Sun Qing and the others again. Hopefully, these guns can protect Sun Qing and the others until the day the dungeon opens.
After seeing Sun Qing off, Li Yu'e and the others felt somewhat disappointed, but they quickly adjusted themselves and set up traps around each greenhouse to capture, shoot or intercept skuas.
The cotton grown in these greenhouses is their hope for entering the underground city and must not be destroyed by skuas.
After five or six days of hard work, all the cotton seeds were planted, the traps to intercept the skuas were also made, and Xia Xiaoman's yard returned to peace.
Li Yu'e knew that Xia Xiaoman didn't like strangers coming to her house, so except for watering and fertilizing, she basically wouldn't let her subordinates come over. Even if someone was needed to take care of the cotton field, she would choose someone who was familiar with Xia Xiaoman.
On the other hand, Xia Xiaoman is also preparing for the coming cold winter. She was deeply impressed by the scene of doors and windows being blown apart by strong winds during the extreme cold weather two years ago, so this year she must reinforce the doors and windows in advance to prevent them from being blown apart by the wind.
While nailing the wooden bars to the window, there was a knock on the door, followed by Chen Peiqiong's voice, "Xiaoman, are you home? Are you free? Let's go to the clinic to buy some ginger powder!"
Xia Xiaoman opened the door and asked, "What ginger powder?"
"Doctor Hu got some ginger from the north. She dried it, ground it into powder and sold it. Each person is limited to one portion, while stocks last."
As a doctor, Hu Ying knew very well how many people died of cold and disease in the winter of the previous year. Ginger powder can warm the body, and if someone has a cold, they can drink ginger soup to drive away the cold.
Seeing that the cold winter was approaching, she used her connections to buy a batch of ginger from the north, made it into ginger powder and sold it to the survivors in the garrison, just hoping that fewer people would freeze to death or die of disease this year.
Xia Xiaoman has old ginger and cold medicine in her space, so she doesn't need this ginger powder. But Li Yu'e and the others should need it, so she can buy some ginger powder and then sell it to Li Yu'e.
"Wait a minute, I'll pack up and come out soon." Xia Xiaoman went back to pack up the tools for nailing the window, asked Maodan to look after the house, and followed Chen Peiqiong out.
When Xia Xiaoman met people from Lingxu Gang on the way, he asked them to tell Li Yu'e about Hu Ying Clinic selling ginger powder, and asked Li Yu'e to send someone to buy ginger powder as soon as possible.
Everyone nearby knew that Hu Ying Clinic was selling limited quantities of ginger powder. When Xia Xiaoman and Chen Peiqiong arrived at the clinic, there was a long line at the entrance.
After waiting for more than 40 minutes, it was Xia Xiaoman and Chen Peiqiong's turn. To buy ginger powder, you need to register with your ID card. Xia Xiaoman handed over her ID card, and the person who registered the ID card reached out to take it.
When the other party extended his hand, Xia Xiaoman felt strangely familiar, and she looked up at the other party's face. The person registering the information was wearing a mask and a hat, and kept his head down the whole time, so she couldn't see what his face looked like at all.
"Hey, what are you doing standing here? Get out of the way and don't waste my time." The man behind her urged.
Xia Xiaoman came to her senses, took back her ID card and went to the side to buy ginger powder. A portion of ginger powder only had 50 grams, which was pitifully little, but at a time when there was a shortage of medical care and medicine, 50 grams of ginger powder was as precious as cold medicine.
Xia Xiaoman swiped her points, took the ginger powder and left with Chen Peiqiong. After walking a few steps, she suddenly thought of something and turned back to look at the person who registered the information. The other party seemed to notice something and looked up at her.
"Xiaoman, what are you looking at? Go back." Chen Peiqiong urged.
Xia Xiaoman responded and followed Chen Peiqiong back. On the way back, she happened to meet Li Yu'e who was out buying ginger powder, so she gave the ginger powder in her hand to Li Yu'e.
Li Yu'e did not refuse and said with a smile: "Thank you, I will ask Su Ran to send you a few kilograms of cassava vermicelli later."
There are many children in the gang, and their physical constitutions are not as good as those of adults. They are prone to catching colds and getting sick when the seasons change. The ginger powder can be used just right.
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A few days after I received the ginger powder, the temperature dropped suddenly from more than ten degrees to around zero degrees.
In the morning, Xia Xiaoman was still lying in bed when she heard a tapping sound. She opened her eyes and shone a flashlight, and found Maodan looking up at the roof.
Xia Xiaoman followed Maodan's line of sight and looked up at the roof, but there was nothing. Suddenly, she thought of something, threw back the quilt, put on her coat, and hurried out of the house.
As she ran out, a few ice particles mixed with rain hit her face. Xia Xiaoman caught some of the ice particles with her hands, and when she saw that they were not big, she breathed a sigh of relief. If it was hail as big as an egg like the year before last, the tiles on her roof would probably be shattered into pieces.
After returning to the house and washing up, Xia Xiaoman cut some pumpkin and sweet potato, added rice and planned to cook a big pot of mixed grain rice. She would eat mixed grain rice for three meals a day today.
As soon as I finished washing the rice, Chen Peiqiong came over and said, "There are rabbit fur coats for sale at the trading point. Do you want to buy two?"
Xia Xiaoman muttered, "Why are you only selling coats now? If it's two days later, people would probably freeze to death."
Chen Peiqiong said: "I guess they are busy building the underground city and have no manpower to organize the warehouse! I went to the trading point a few days ago, and there is only one window open there. In the past, two windows were open in turn."
Xia Xiaoman said, "There's only one window open at the trading point? I guess we'll have to wait in line for a long time!"
"Yes, that's why I came to you early in the morning to buy a coat. If you go earlier, there will be fewer people."
"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go back to get my ID card." With that, Xia Xiaoman went back to the house and threw the washed rice and the pot into the space. He told Maodan to look after the house, then took his ID card and went out.
On the way, Xia Xiaoman asked, "I see you've been quite free these days. Is school on holiday?"
Chen Peiqiong nodded, "Yes! It's pitch black everywhere in the night, and parents are worried that their children will get into trouble if they go to school alone. In addition, the temperature has dropped in the past two days, so the school has been given a winter break."
"This winter vacation will probably last a whole year, and I don't know how I can earn supplies and points during this year."
Chen Peiqiong sighed in distress. It was winter, and she didn't have the skills to build a greenhouse to grow crops. The farm was not short of people, and she couldn't find a job even if she wanted to.
Xia Xiaoman said, "Take it easy! Don't ruin your health again."
Chen Peiqiong smiled awkwardly when she heard this. Her current physical condition was indeed not suitable for doing physical work.
As they were talking, the two of them came to the trading point. It was still early, and there were not many people queuing to buy coats. Xia Xiaoman and her friends queued for ten minutes and bought their coats.
These coats are made of rabbit fur, and each person is limited to two. If you buy two coats, you can't buy a rabbit fur blanket. Most people will choose to buy a coat and a blanket, and Xia Xiaoman and her friends are no exception.
On the way back, Chen Peiqiong stared at the rabbit fur coat thoughtfully, thinking that perhaps she could use the rabbit fur to earn points.
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